The Federal Bureau of Investigation released its nationwide, accumulative crime statistics for 2016 this week. The figures showed an increase in violent crime for a second straight year across the United States. For the 14th year in a row, U.S. property crime numbers decreased.

In Durham, violent crime increased and property crime decreased.

Compared to 2015, Durham saw a 2 percent increase in violent crime in 2016 and a 5 percent decrease in property crime.

In 2000, there were 979.07 violent crimes and 7,717.4 property crimes committed for every 100,000 Durham residents compared to 2016’s 886.42 violent crimes and 3,934.8 property crimes per 100,000 citizens.

There were an estimated 17,250 murders in the U.S. last year, an 8.6 percent increase over 2015. Yet, murders only accounted for 1.4 percent of all U.S. violent crime. Aggravated assaults made up 64.3 percent of the whole.